Ok, after more testing and reading I'm pretty sure I have this right. I also found an article where somebody points out the same flaw in another 'published' configuration. So if you're using PHP and coming from Apache or Lighty, make sure you FULLY understand the location directive. Pay extra close attention to the documentation (http://wiki.nginx.org/HttpCoreModule#location), particularly hoby mtl-eng - Migration from Other Servers
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm seeing a serious difference between how NGINX is configured for PHP relative to Lighty or Apache. I'm new to NGINX, but attempting to disect each line of a recommended config file, so bare with me. On Lighty or Apache, php is configured on a more global basis. That is, php files should always be parsed/interpreted. A client will never see rawby mtl-eng - Migration from Other Servers
I ended up spending more time than neccessary trying to figure out how the HttpIndexModule works because the current wiki page is missing some valuable information relative to the Original Documentation (wish I had noticed that link at the bottom earlier). I think it's important to include the following statement in the current wiki: ------------------------------------------------------------by mtl-eng - Ideas and Feature Requests
I've since figured out that the short answer is: yes. With default config, NGINX will use up more memory that lighttpd for a site with multiple domains. However, I've also found that with config tuning, NGINX can be brought down to pretty much the same memory footprint.by mtl-eng - Migration from Other Servers
I use Lighty (lighttpd) on a small VPS where RAM is tight and multiple domains exist. Trading memory for speed, I opt for CGI only, given that FastCGI will consume more memory for each domain (at least that's what I've been told). I'm looking into NGINX now, and notice that it doesn't support CGI at all. Does anybody know if the combination of NGINX and PHP-FPM has the same side effect? Thatby mtl-eng - Migration from Other Servers